Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to launch the new rural taxi low fee, €100, licence; his views that such a licence is needed in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/13]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The NTA is the lead agency with responsibility for implementation of the recommendations of the Taxi Regulation Review Report 2011, including implementation of Action 46 of the Report, which proposes a local area hackney licence. The aim of the proposed local area hackney licence is to facilitate the low cost entry to the hackney market for transport provision in rural areas that, otherwise, would be unlikely to have such services. This proposal was identified in the Review Report as a medium-term measure, whereby due to the the nature, complexity or other requirements of the proposal, implementation would not be possible in 2012. I understand that the NTA is considering the best approach to this issue